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To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (6255)	2/12/1999 10:18:00 PM
From: Sean W. Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Clarence, congratulations. DI is a great tool for this type of problem. you have to be real careful about not losing data. Some programs no matter what you try will put data on the C:\ drive or the windows directory where it can be overwritten by a DI restore and not backed up by your automated approach. Most of the time you learn about these the hard way. Always think carefully of all the programs you use and where there data are. I recommend always waiting 30 minutes from the time you decide to restore to the time you start the process. This gives youa chance to think about things before you run off and accidently wipe out that really important spreadsheet you spent three hours working on yesterday, or something of the such. Think before you format... Example: Outlook always puts your Email rules in \winnt\profiles\username. You may assume because your mail file is on E:\ that you have everything but you don't. There are countless examples of this in PC applications. Its a nasty habit that they MS and software vendors need to break. All Data locations should be user definable and contained within those directories, end of story! good job. Sean

To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (6255)	2/13/1999 7:31:00 AM
From: Spots	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

>>Sorry Spots, I had no idea how to to a fix...and I,m really glad I had the sledge in the toolbox. First, never apologize to anybody <g>. Second, sledge hammers are good. Good for lots of things. Windows, water heaters, etc <G>. Third, sounds like you used ZP's KOT idea exactly as he proposed it, which is good. My only variation on it would be to try a couple of other recoveries first (primarily, a register restore). Actually, I would try an uninstall first, just as you did. I'm not against the clone idea at all. If it's a fresh clone, it's probably the simplest solution. As you proceed, though, the clones themselves take more and more managing, and they're not small. The result is likely to be that sooner or later you will have your choice between an old clone and other methods. THEN you can apologize if you haven't learned how to back up the registry. Except you should never apologize <g>. BTW, there's a registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Windows\CurrentConfig\Run which has entries that are run when Windows starts. If you remove a trouble maker, you can reboot and delete it. There's another in HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (6255)	2/14/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I figured my options were to either copy the PM clone of w98nt0 from IDE 1 or restore the DI image from my archives partition on the same drive. I agree. Once you have determined that you cannot fix the problem with your available tools and skills or you do not chose to fix the problem for other reasons...a restore should be contemplated. I think you made the right decision wrt to the restore options. The IDE1 restore option is a last resort option (not counting the reinstall option). The DI option you selected only involves one harddrive. IMO the PM restore clone option is more risky as it involves both harddrives. Zeuspaul